{"id":1783198,"date":"2022-12-21T18:03:15","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T23:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1783198"},"modified":"2022-12-21T18:03:19","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T23:03:19","slug":"wednesday-afternoon-update-zelensky-in-d-c-1-7-trillion-omnibus-advances-dea-seized-enough-fentanyl-to-kill-every-american-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wednesday-afternoon-update-zelensky-in-d-c-1-7-trillion-omnibus-advances-dea-seized-enough-fentanyl-to-kill-every-american-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday Afternoon Update: Zelensky In D.C., $1.7 Trillion Omnibus Advances, DEA Seized Enough Fentanyl To Kill Every American In 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwednesday-afternoon-update-zelensky-in-d-c-1-7-trillion-omnibus-advances-dea-seized-enough-fentanyl-to-kill-every-american-in-2022%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1783198&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><em>This article is a companion piece to today\u2019s Morning Wire Afternoon Update. To listen to the podcast version, click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/podcasts\/morning-wire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Biden Administration Sending More Assistance To Ukraine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration announced today it is sending $1.85 billion in aid to Ukraine comprised of $1 billion in military equipment and $850 million in funding. The announcement came just hours before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky landed in Washington, D.C., where he met with President Joe Biden. This evening, Zelensky will address congressional members on Capitol Hill, reportedly to ask for more weapons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>$1.7 Trillion Omnibus Advances<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Senate on Tuesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/seasons-greetings-from-the-swamp-support-our-1-7-trillion-omnibus-bill-pay-your-taxes-and-kick-rocks-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">advanced a massive 4,155-page spending package<\/a> totaling nearly $1.7 trillion by a 70-25 vote with 21 Republicans lending their support. Conservative critics claim the bill is loaded with pork and doesn\u2019t properly address America\u2019s most pressing issues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>House Ways and Means Committee Votes To Release Trump Taxes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The House Ways and Means Committee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-house-democrats-vote-to-release-years-of-trumps-tax-returns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voted<\/a> along party lines on Tuesday to release years of former President Donald Trump\u2019s tax returns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DEA Seized Enough Fentanyl To Kill Every American In 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Drug Enforcement Administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/dea-seized-enough-fentanyl-in-2022-to-kill-every-single-american-and-then-some\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> that it seized enough fentanyl so far this year to kill every single American citizen, comprised of 50.6 million fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl, along with more than 10,000 pounds of fentanyl powder, with two weeks left in the calendar year 2022. That amounts to more than 379 million lethal doses of fentanyl.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Musk Announces What\u2019s Next For Twitter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-elon-musk-stepping-down-as-the-ceo-of-twitter-reveals-what-hell-do-next\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> Tuesday that he will be stepping away as the head of Twitter. On Tuesday night, he tweeted, \u201cI will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job! After that, I will just run the software &#038; servers teams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>California Earthquake Kills At Least Two<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two deaths and 12 injuries have been reported in association with the 6.4 magnitude earthquake in Northern California yesterday. More than 14,000 families are still without power in Humboldt County.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today Is The Winter Solstice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And today is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. From here on out, the days are going to start getting longer and brighter.<\/p>\n<p><em>To listen to the audio version of this podcast,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/morning-wire\/id1576594336\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>. For more in-depth discussion of the biggest stories of the day, listen to the latest full episode of Morning Wire every morning.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article is a companion piece to today\u2019s Morning Wire Afternoon Update. To listen to the podcast version, click\u00a0here. Biden Administration Sending More Assistance To Ukraine The Biden administration announced today it is sending $1.85 billion in aid to Ukraine comprised of $1 billion in military equipment and $850 million in funding. 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